Athens 2004 (video game)

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Athens 2004

Developer(s)	Eurocom
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment (PS2) Eidos Interactive (Windows)
Platform(s)	PC, PlayStation 2
Release date	2004
Genre(s)	Sports (Olympic)
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone PEGI: 3+
Media	PC: 1 CD PS2: 1 DVD-ROM

Athens 2004 is the official video game of the 2004 Summer Olympics, featuring various track and field events, as well as others. The controlling system is by tapping X and O for speed and pressing L1 to jump. Middle distance races are controlled by the analog stick.

1 Reception
2 List of events
3 See also
4 External links
- 4.1 Reviews

[edit] Reception

The reception of the game was quite mixed. IGN^[1] criticised the game for its ever-repeating button mashing and overall easiness of the game, awarding the game a "poor" 4.5 rating, as opposed to GameSpy,^[2] who praised the game for its varying gameplay, awarding it 4/5 stars.

[edit] List of events

Following is a list of events in the game. By default, all events are available for both sexes unless otherwise noted:

Track
- Sprints: 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres
- Middle distance: 800 metres and 1500 metres
- Hurdles: 100 metres hurdles for women and 110 metres hurdles for men
Field
- Jumping: Long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault
- Throwing: Discus throw, javelin throw and shot put
Swimming
- 100 metres breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke and butterfly
Gymnastics
- Artistic: Floor exercise (separate gameplay for male and female), still rings (men only) and vault
Equestrian
- Show jumping (male only)
Weight lifting
- +105 kg. clean and jerk (male only)
Archery
- 70 m individual (female only)
Shooting
- Skeet shooting (male only)

Preceded by Sydney 2000	Official video game of the Summer Olympics 2004	Succeeded by Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Beijing 2008
Preceded by Salt Lake City 2002	Official video game of the Olympics 2004	Succeeded by Torino 2006